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Chapter 408 Chapter 407, Headquarters Order, All Parties Move

Political Commissar Zhao was a good comrade, a very responsible comrade. He immediately reported what had happened to the brigade headquarters via radio.

Near Yushe, at the temporary brigade headquarters, the brigade commander received two telegrams at the same time. One was from the independent regiment, and the other was from the 385th Brigade headquarters.

After reading two telegrams with similar contents, the brigade commander directly pulled over the map and examined it carefully before speaking: "Li Yunlong is a really daring guy! But why can't you, the 385th Brigade, wait to join in the fun this time? Forget it, things have come to this point, and we can only give our full support! Signalman, pass on my order, all those involved in the battle against the strongholds around Yushe Liao County, step up your efforts!"

"We can't help in other ways, but we can still prevent the Japanese from leaving the two counties and sending reinforcements! The only loophole now is whether the 14th Regiment, the 769th Regiment and the Independent Regiment can capture Yangquan before the Japanese reinforcements from the three southern counties arrive. If they can capture it, it will be a battle to defend the city. If they can't, they will be attacked from both sides by the Japanese!"

The brigade commander was not at the scene, but he could see the situation clearly and made the most accurate judgment. As for other directions, he was not worried, after all, the main force of the division was west of Yangquan to break the attack. And east of Yangquan, the 18 infantry regiments of Jin-Cha-Ji were enough to deploy at the Niangzi Pass and Jiuguan line! Didn't they fight at Changshengkou before?

Thinking of this, the brigade commander turned his attention back to the headquarters, thought about it, and then asked someone to report the matter to the head of the headquarters.

At the headquarters, the deputy commander-in-chief looked at the telegrams sent from several places and slammed the table fiercely: "Everyone says that Li Yunlong is a fool, but I think Kong Dapao is no pushover either! There are a few others who dare to attack the county town when they get together! But this is also good, it is of great significance, and we must fully support it! Now, it depends on whether they can withstand the pressure!"

"Order: The Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region, the troops participating in the raid, dispatch two regiments to the south to deploy defenses in Jiuguan and Qigan Village to prevent the Japanese army from making a detour; order the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region to mobilize 1st Cavalry Regiment and 1st Infantry Regiment to immediately reinforce the Yangquan direction to the west; order the 129th Division and the main regiments in the western part of Yangquan to stop destroying the railway, find favorable terrain to build a defense line, and block the enemy's eastward advance. The sabotage work will be handed over to the local armed forces to continue; order the district governments of Heshun and Xiyang counties to organize militia organizations to destroy the Pingliao Highway and prevent the enemy from reinforcing; order..."

Otherwise, the headquarters, with a few orders, wiped out all the Japanese who could reinforce Yangquan. Of course, the headquarters had no way to stop the Japanese who had already gone out to reinforce from the three southern counties, so the matter finally fell on the 769th Regiment.

The orders from the headquarters were conveyed one by one, and the 769th Regiment also received the decision to agree to attack the county town, and reminded Brigade Commander Chen to guard against reinforcements from the south.

At this time, the south gate of Yangquan had already been captured by the 14th Regiment, and even the comrades of the Second Battalion of the 14th Regiment were already fighting in the street battles inside the city.

Why was it so fast? Because when Zhu Xingyu sent the telegram, Li Yuexuan had the messenger send an order to Tianchuan and his men in the west: "Be the first to occupy the train station and hold it."

After receiving the order, the special forces members did not hesitate. They casually grabbed several rows of magazines from the Japanese soldiers, put them into the magazines they carried with them to reload the ammunition, and then rushed towards the Japanese train station.

The railway station in Yangquan (explanation: I haven't found a map of the Anti-Japanese War period. According to some data, there was probably a county town north of Taohe River at that time, but it didn't seem to be very big. Forget it, I won't study this in my book. I'll just put it north of Taohe River. No one is interested in pursuing this. And it's too accurate, which is not good.) follows the route of the railway station, which is on the south bank of Taohe River. Originally, with the opening of the railway line, there were already many shops and buildings around the railway station, which looked like a small commercial distribution center. But when the Japanese came, they were all gone, which made everyone's attack easier.

The Japanese train station should have had troops stationed there, and the number of troops would not be too small. But in today's battle, Lieutenant General Katayama put almost all of his troops there, leaving the train station with almost no guards. The remaining 20 or so Japanese soldiers and 30 or so traitors were quickly eliminated at the station by the special forces.

The comrades of the 14th Regiment would not just sit there and watch while they fought. The regiment commander had decided to attack the county town. So, the commander of the first battalion led his men decisively, rushed across the stone bridge over Tao River, and headed for the south gate of Yangquan. At this time, the Japanese in the city were probably still waiting for news from outside the city, and did not close the city gate. The first battalion of the 14th Regiment directly charged and occupied the south gate.

When the commander of the first battalion and his men occupied the south gate and prepared for the attack, Captain Kong led the main force of the 14th Regiment down the mountain. After replenishing some ammunition in the bombing area, the second battalion directly became the main force in the siege.

It is said that only by winning the battle can you get rich! In the bombing area of ​​the sheep-circling tactic, there were dead devils everywhere, and each devil had two or three ammunition boxes on him, and the ammunition boxes were almost full.

These full ammunition boxes, plus the occasional rifles and machine guns that had escaped the ravages of artillery fire, further strengthened the firepower of the 14th Regiment, and it naturally became the main force in the siege.

"Which one is Comrade Youshun?" On Wangmu Ridge, Commander Kong rushed over with a battalion of soldiers, and even brought his mortar platoon. Moreover, the special forces also came back.

"Hello, Captain. I am Peregrine Falcon!" Under Zhu Xingyu's guidance, Li Yuexuan met Captain Kong and revealed his identity.

"Hahaha... you kid, not bad, not bad. You and Old Kong are in sync. With a sheep-circling tactic, we killed more than 800 Japanese soldiers and made us eat a good meal! Well, without further ado, the current situation is that the two main battalions of our regiment are attacking the county town. I brought the 3rd Battalion to your side. The purpose is to defend this line and prevent the Japanese reinforcements from breaking through! Do you have any ideas?"

"I don't have any ideas, just fight, fight hard! I don't expect too many reinforcements from the Japanese, and the troops we have should be enough to deal with them! Look, Lion's Head Mountain, Queen's Mother Ridge, and there is a small high ground in the middle, which the locals call Nanshan. These three hills happen to be three defense nodes. Put heavy machine guns up there, and put grenade launchers and mortars at both ends, and the middle will be safe!" Li Yuexuan replied.

"Good, you have basic tactical qualities! Now, I am leading the 769rd Battalion, and we are on the right wing with you; the 3rd Battalion of the 2th Regiment is in the middle as the central army, and the 1nd and st Battalions are holding the position in Xiyu as the left wing and the reserve. Okay, now you retreat to the north of Wangmu Ridge for the time being, and we will build the position here, and you will be our reserve!" said Captain Kong.

(End of this chapter)